USA: road haulage industry still dominant transport mode 
American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released the latest edition of the US Freight Forecast to 2024, which projects a more than 20% rise in freight volumes for all modes of transport and an increase in the amount of that freight moved by trucks. The forecast describes the... more
Airblue beginning Saudi Arabia operations
The Pakistani carrier Airblue is beginning services to Saudi Arabia. Three weekly flights each from Lahore and Karachi to Jeddah will be available this month (July). The service departing Lahore is to begin on 10 July, while the Karachi link to Jeddah is due to start on 12... more
TAAG increases Jo'burg capacity
From today (5 July), TAAG Angola will increase capacity on its four weekly flights between the Angolan capital Luanda and the Southern African economic and financial powerhouse Johannesburg. The Angolan national carrier is replacing its B777-200ER with B777-300ER equipment on... more
Air Mauritius to launch second mainland China service
After the successful introduction of two weekly direct flights to Shanghai Pu Dong (China) on 24 January 2013, Air Mauritius is set to launch a once weekly direct service to the Chinese capital Beijing. The flight, which is to start tomorrow (6 July), will be operated by an... more
Anthony Foxx sworn in as US secretary of transportation
Anthony Foxx, the former Mayor of Charlotte NC (USA) has been sworn in as the nation’s 17th secretary of transportation by Judge Nathaniel Jones in a private ceremony at the US Department of Transportation (DoT) headquarters. Foxx was unanimously voted into office by the full US... more
UTi's APAC region under new command
Service provider UTi Worldwide Inc has appointed Ditlev Blicher to the role of president, Asia-Pacific, effective 8 July. Blicher succeeds Brian Dangerfield, APAC president since 2010, who is leaving the company for personal reasons. Previously, Blicher was executive... more
Cosco's new top managers at the helm
On 1 July, the China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco Group) announced the names of its new top managers. Ma Zehua was appointed chairman of the board of Cosco Group and Li Yunpeng was named director of the board and president of the Cosco Group. Captain Wei Jiafu has... more
Ibercondor changes general manager
A new general manager began to lead the Spanish transport companies Ibercondor Barcelona SA (Barcelona) and IC Creados para Transportar SL (Madrid and Valencia) on 17 June. His name is Antonio de la Ossa and has taken over from Luis Mellado who is going to retire. De la Ossa has... more
FM Logistic sets up operations in Brazil
The French logistics service provider FM Logistic and the McLane Company, Inc, have come to an agreement relating to the purchase of McLane's logistics subsidiary in Brazil. The buyout is a new stage in the external growth strategy of FM Logistic, coming just one month after the... more
British honours for Stena Line chairman
Ken Macleod, the chairman of Stena Line in UK, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire in the recent Queen’s Birthday honours list. Macleod was given the accolade in recognition of his services to the shipping industry, as well as for his extensive charitable work. Born... more